Evening Gents ..picked up this interesting Italian army bag today that i first thought was/is a Borsa tactica bag !..i noticed it has a leather handle on the top (maybe added on ?) to aid use ..& inside when i picked it up was a MG34 ammo box !..the dealer said thats how it had come to him & it was also thought to be a German bag aswell !..Semovente

Well it seems from a bit of diggin.. that some one in the past has removed the carring strap off a Breda 30 ammo carrier pack !..& attatched it to a Borsa Tactica bag to use ..i presume from the MG34 ammo box found inside the bag !..as a makeshift ammo carrier !...

Well it seems from a bit of diggin.. that some one in the past has removed the carring strap off a Breda 30 ammo carrier pack !..& attatched it to a Borsa Tactica bag to use ..i presume from the MG34 ammo box found inside the bag !..as a makeshift ammo carrier !...

Yes, the strap comes from a Breda m.30 pack!

But why put the ammo box that already has a handle to carry it inside the bag?
Probably the bag with the attached strap was used to carry some loose material or equipment.

But why put the ammo box that already has a handle to carry it inside the bag?
Probably the bag with the attached strap was used to carry some loose material or equipment.

Yes it seems a bit strange & thought to be a German bag to start with rather than Italian !..unfortunatly there was no sling/strap for the other fixin points on the bags back ! But with the additional handle it was as you said for some sort of extra weight to be carried !?
..a mystery !...

the marks on the ammo box S and W caliber 9 possible are an reiused allied after the 43 or by the italian troops South Italy.

best
Raff

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